Lifestyle question for those who wheel - best place to live?

[Av8Chuck]

My wife and I are discussing eastern Tennessee/ western North Carolina as our destination in a few years. Great motorcycling (street and dirt) lots of places to camp, lots of trails to wheel, you still have a change of seasons but nothing extreme (tired of the long ass Minnesota/Wisconsin winters) and cost of living isn’t awful.

Seems like everything we are looking for.

Tennessee has been trying to lure my business away from California to Johnson City Tennessee. We went on a recruitment trip and it's an amazing place. I'm certainly interested.

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[Deleted member 35398]

Anywhere in California. Best state in the nation.

 

[californiajeeping]

I wouldn't move to Colorado. Growing too quickly. Can't understand why folks keep moving here

“The ‘Green Rush’ in Colorado caused a massive influx of traffic from other areas of the nation. Individuals are flocking here to access legalized marijuana.”

Over 100 thousand people moved to Denver in 2015 alone causing house prices and rent to soar.

https://rentmedenver.com/detrimental-effects-marijuana-legalization-colorado-real-estate/

 

[beachbumm78]

With all the people following Matt's Off-road recovery YouTube Channel, I'm thinking southern Utah and Sand Hollow is going to get extremely popular!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdVOry0oNF9WIe_3uCfz9Q

Agreed.

 

[BeachPilot74]

This is a great thread and right up the alley of what I am trying to figure out. I currently live in Key Largo FL, but I am trying to find a small piece of property out west that I can build a cabin on and utilize during the best months of the year. Right now I am trying to find something just over the Front Range of CO. I need to be fairly close to a major airport since I am an airline pilot and have to commute to JFK to do all my flying. Ive been looking at property for the last 9 months.

I overnight in SLC all the time and I love that part of Utah. Close to Maob, etc etc. I am not familiar with any good wheeling and mountain passes roads in the SLC area. But sure would like to learn about them.

Right now I am looking all over CO. I plan on coming out this summer for 3-4 months and really explore the area to see what options I have. I am currently trying to stay within about 2.5 hours to Denver. And trying to find 3-5 acres that doesnt have some HOA up my ass about how I utilize the property and what I build on it.

 

[Old Dogger]

Colorado, Arizona, and Utah.

 

[baskiboat]

It is awesome that so many people love where they are at! We certainly don't need everyone in one spot. In a strange turn of events I've driven through many of the areas you all have highlighted in the last 48 hours. Here's my thoughts.

Northern Nevada is really nice. My wife will never move there but I would consider it.
SLC is too big for my taste.

Utah between SLC and Moab is frozen and barren. The rocks are beautiful but I'm not into long frozen winters.

Moab we know has amazing trails. It was not frozen. However, I've been there in June and no thanks.

South of Moab was amazingly beautiful until Monticello. I really liked this stretch, to visit.

Durango and all of southwest Colorado was covered in snow. I would say this area would have limited wheeling opportunities most of the winter but i dont know how long that lasts. I like snow wheeling but the mountains aee steep and the snow was deep. In my experience that is probably limiting

Northern New Mexico was also covered in snow and cleared up just North of Santa Fe.

I know this is a late January snapshot but hope it helps someone. For me, I hope to visit all these areas again at the right time of year, but I'm not ready to commit year round.

 

[LKG]

Im already there! CO! Although, ID was nice too.

ID is awful, no one should move here. haha

 

[KJKWillys]

If you could live anywhere in the US, and it was for wheeling opportunities, where would it be? I know there are a lot of travelers on here. Thought I would try this. I will look at suggestions, and compare them based on a few personal things, and also proximity to good motorcycle roads. For wheeling, I generally avoid "mudding", but will deal with mud when I have to (no choice in the midwest really). I am not planning for bigger than 37s...I like a challenge, but I am not extreme.

My ideal would be to have a few places within driving distance for weekends. I am honestly thinking about Arkansas because it's so central, it's cheap, and it has a bit of both bike and Jeep fun not so far away.

NOT Connecticut.

 

[mnjeeper]

My wife and I are discussing eastern Tennessee/ western North Carolina as our destination in a few years. Great motorcycling (street and dirt) lots of places to camp, lots of trails to wheel, you still have a change of seasons but nothing extreme (tired of the long ass Minnesota/Wisconsin winters) and cost of living isn’t awful.

Seems like everything we are looking for.

I have a couple friends who left here 4 years ago for Tennessee and are quite happy. They aren't wheelers, the motorcycle riding got them there. Now my friend has started offroading on two wheels. He doesn't understand we can't just have his bike and my Jeep on the same parts of the playground

 

[Chile1]

Anywhere in Chile - you have mountains, desert and ocean until your heart contents

 

[mnjeeper]

Anywhere in Chile - you have mountains, desert and ocean until your heart contents

Something I had never considered. Perhaps for retirement, but I have a while before that time.

 

[Deleted member 35398]

This is a great thread and right up the alley of what I am trying to figure out. I currently live in Key Largo FL, but I am trying to find a small piece of property out west that I can build a cabin on and utilize during the best months of the year. Right now I am trying to find something just over the Front Range of CO. I need to be fairly close to a major airport since I am an airline pilot and have to commute to JFK to do all my flying. Ive been looking at property for the last 9 months.

I overnight in SLC all the time and I love that part of Utah. Close to Maob, etc etc. I am not familiar with any good wheeling and mountain passes roads in the SLC area. But sure would like to learn about them.

Right now I am looking all over CO. I plan on coming out this summer for 3-4 months and really explore the area to see what options I have. I am currently trying to stay within about 2.5 hours to Denver. And trying to find 3-5 acres that doesnt have some HOA up my ass about how I utilize the property and what I build on it.

Part of the problem.

 

[BeachPilot74]

Part of the problem.

What are you saying? Also, Noticed you were USAF. I was at Tyndall.

 

[JL MADDOG]

Having moved here a short two years ago, I am finding Arizona to be wide open with many, many trails to explore.

That, in part, is one of the reasons I ended up with the JL instead of another full-size pickup.

I'm doing my best to take advantage of the exploration opportunities that abound here.

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